Pep loses his head as desperate City record ends for Toon

NEWCASTLE United secured a huge 2-1 win over Manchester City as they breathed fresh life into a difficult Premier League season.

- By SEAN MCCORMICK

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A brace from Harvey Barnes rendered Ruben Dias’ strike a mere consolation as the Magpies bounced back from their dreadful display at Brentford with an impressive display against the Cityzens.

Newcastle looked back to their energetic best and returned to basics in their search to rediscover the winning formula against one of the Premier League’s best sides.

Here are five things we learned from a vital Newcastle win at St James’ Park.

If there was ever a greater sign that Newcastle got the better of Man City, it was the sight of Guardiola losing his cool.

In highly charged scenes at full-time, both sets of players clashed with Joelinton being dragged away from the scene by some of his teammates and Jason Tindall and Gianluigi Donnarumma got into a back and forth.

Bruno Guimaraes was in the midst of the arguments and Guardiola took it upon himself to remonstrate with the Newcastle captain.

It is not the first time he has publicly remonstrated with an opposition player on the pitch but Guimaraes stood his ground and gave back as good as he got.

Once the gesturing and the shouting between them was over, Guimaraes ran up to the crowd and started conducting the St James’ Park orchestra.